White Tailed Deer

W 5.0ft x H 6.5ft

1.5m x 2.0m

Carnival Cruise Lines – MS Liberty

An incongruous animal to have on board a cruise ship, but here they are on MS Liberty.

The patina for this sculpture was deliberately green in color because the deer would be exposed to the sea air, and inevitably change to a medley of greens in the saline atmosphere of the ocean. In fact they changed to an amazing patina after installation – as seen below.

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The Buck

Patina

The patina, is applied cupric nitrate and other compounds under extreme heat.

This is the natural color that emerges, and in time it will change with weather conditions and oxidation.

Below is a picture of the leg which is already turning to a medley of color, copper and greens. during a short space of time exposed to the atmosphere on board ship.

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